Zion Before Zionism
Arnold Blumberg
Devora Publishing
c/o Simcha Media
P.O. Box 5329, Englewood, New Jersey 07631
9781932687828, $21.95, www.devorapublishing.com
1838: For the first time in hundreds of years, Jews could have a
permanent home in the Islamic holy city of Jerusalem. "Zion Before
Zionism: 1838-1880" follows the early days of the Jewish
immigration back to the holy land of Jerusalem, although the region was
still under control of the Ottoman Turks. Focusing on the early
attitudes and interactions with the native Palestinians of the region,
"Zion Before Zionism: 1838-1880" is a thoroughly informed and
informative history sure to educate it's readers on an
oft-forgotten time in the Zionism movement. Highly recommended to both
history shelves and community library Judaic studies shelves.
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